Due to unforeseen circumstances , i was still asleep when the rideouts departed ( i also missed breakfast). So i rested until the afternoon, and went out for ride around Achill Island on my lonesome.
Lots to see with stunning views and scenery, but something i noticed as i went past, made me stop and turn back. The ruins of a small church, and the old cemetry.
I then spent nearly an hour looking around, reading and reflecting on what had happened out there in the sea off Achill Island .
32 youngsters had drowned in 1894, out in the sound. And here were the graves and memorial stone, in a In a place that most people just drive straight past.
Also 10 other youngsters who were all burned to death in a tragic accident in a scottish brohey .
Behind the ruins of the church was an area with the graves of all the victims of the potatoe famine.
All only 10 minutes from the hotel.
A very haunting and sobering place, and i got more from the experiance than i get on a rideout.
Anyway, thats enough reflecting, lets get on and see all the fun pictures.
Lots to see with stunning views and scenery, but something i noticed as i went past, made me stop and turn back. The ruins of a small church, and the old cemetry.
I then spent nearly an hour looking around, reading and reflecting on what had happened out there in the sea off Achill Island .
32 youngsters had drowned in 1894, out in the sound. And here were the graves and memorial stone, in a In a place that most people just drive straight past.
Also 10 other youngsters who were all burned to death in a tragic accident in a scottish brohey .
Behind the ruins of the church was an area with the graves of all the victims of the potatoe famine.
All only 10 minutes from the hotel.
A very haunting and sobering place, and i got more from the experiance than i get on a rideout.
Anyway, thats enough reflecting, lets get on and see all the fun pictures.